GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 525

Short Title:  Phone Solicitations/Caller ID.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Ellis; Baker, Barefoot, Cansler, Hensley, Kiser, Morris, Setzer, and Starnes.

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Referred to:  Ways and Means.

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March 22, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT TELEPHONE SOLICITORS MAKING TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS TO RESIDENTIAL TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS FROM BLOCKING A SUBSCRIBER'S USE OF A CALLER IDENTIFICATION SERVICE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 75 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 75-30.1.  Telephone solicitations; circumventing caller identification service prohibited.
(a)	No telephone solicitor who makes a telephone solicitation to the telephone line of a residential telephone subscriber in this State shall knowingly use any method to block or otherwise circumvent that subscriber's use of a caller identification service.  No provider of a caller identification service shall be liable for violations of this subsection committed by other persons.
(b)	For purposes of this section:
(1)	'Caller identification service' means a type of telephone service that permits telephone subscribers to see the telephone number of incoming telephone calls.
(2)	'Residential telephone subscriber' means a person who subscribes to residential telephone service from a local exchange company or the persons living or residing with that person.
(3)	'Telephone solicitation' means a voice communication over a telephone line for the purpose of soliciting or encouraging the purchase or rental of, or investment in, property, goods, or services, or for the purpose of obtaining information that will or may be used for that purpose, but does not include any of the following communications:
a.	In response to an express request of the person called.
b.	Primarily in connection with an existing debt or contract, the payment or performance of which has not been completed at the time of the call.
(4)	'Telephone solicitor' means any legal entity doing business in this State that makes or causes to be made telephone solicitations, including calls made by use of automated dialing or recorded message devices."
Section 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1999, and applies to telephone solicitations made on or after that date.